The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-04-28
School Meeting.

An adjourned meeting of the Central School
District was held in the High school room at p.
y, Saturday, - hear the report of Messrs. A. X.
Pierce, A. c. sibley and james 7. Pottlc, com
mittee appointed at the last meeting to take into
Consideration the feasibility and expense Of heat
ing the school buildings with steam otherwise;
OF better drainage to the cellers and the grounds,
and better ventilation of the school rooms.
Ex-Mayor Swan presided. The attendance was
small. Mr.. A. {. siblcy, for the committee made a
report, from which quote follows
"With regard to feasibility and expense of heat
ing apparatus, we have considered two methods
hot water and steam" OF the former the recon-
mendations Saving of fuel from ten to thirty
per cent. over steam even temperature, agreeable
quality of the heat early adaptability to the small
amount OF heat required for spring aud fall, i'm
possibility of explosions accidental fires from
the circulation. The objections ale-larger cost
of apparatus. possibility of not giving sufficient
heat in very cold days. slowness of raising the
temperature, and liability of the pipes freezing
should they be neglected. With regard to steam
its recommendations as compared with hot water
are less cost OF apparatus certainty of ehecting
sufficient heat if properly constructed, quickness
of action. Its objections are-larger amount of
expense for fuel, difficulty of graduating to a
small amount of heat, unfavorablc condition for
study of a superheated room, possible noises in
pipes during circulation. The approx
mate cost of hot water apparatus will be Sl50O, and
of steam $l00, each complete The two buildings
will use this year equivalent to thirty tons of coal
We make no recommendation As to either system
OF heating for II seems to Us the object sought can
be accomplished iii another way. If double win
dows We're tightly fitted and double or storm doors
used at the entrance the requirements of heating
would be much reduced, and we judge from con
vcrsations had with several of the teachers would
he well provided for with the stoves now in use
We recommend a thorough ventilation
for all the rooms in all the school buildings ill the
district. We estimate the expense of a
possible good ventilation of all the rooms in the
two buildings on the common at $780, but think
the other school buildings in the district should be
attended to in this respect. In regard to the Gel
lars the committee say: 1--WE find no urgent need
of cementing the same if the water is kept out of
them, as we believe it can be- by putting drain
across the upper end of each outside and deeper
than the cellars The cost of cementing would be
about $500 In regard to the grounds the com
mttee say 1--WE would recommend that the com
mons on the upper side of the buildings be drain
ed into the main drain now there that the ridge of
earth under the sidewalk on Miller street be re
moved and far as practicable the common be
graded towards the ditch on the outside of said
sidewalk, and that Immediately III front of the
buildings gravel or ashes. one or both, be put on to
absorb the moisture. There is to he considerable
earth removed from premises not far from the
common during the coming summer, and rec
ommend that so much of it he put on the common
can he obtained for the expense of carting and
one-half of Loading.
On motion of Hiram Chase the report was ac-
cepted and the recommendations adopted.
On motion of W. 7. Colhirn the sum of 300 was
raised to carry out the recommendations.
Mr.. {. W. lianey, the agent, and Mcssrs. Pierce,
Sblcy and potte were M de a committee 10 carry
out the above recommendations.
There is feeling in the district that before
many years a school house will have To he
erected on the common, as the present school
buildings Inadequate to our wants. Ii is not,
therefore, advisable 90 to great outlay at this
time, ist merely to keep the school buildings IN
repair until the time is ripe for building.